If you celebrate the holiday, I hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow! May it be a lucky holiday for you!

Speaking of luck, Goodreads has a wonderful section called “Giveaways” that offers readers a chance to win free books from authors! More than 2,500 titles are listed in this section, and just about every genre is represented. Here is the Giveaways link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway

I’ve participated in these free book contests for years now (my book is currently listed there at this link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh…), and I have nothing but positive things to say about how it is run.

If you enter a contest (who doesn’t like free books?), I hope your name is selected!

Best of luck,

-Vincent Lowry

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‘BLOOD COUSINS’ – A FILM OF COMEDY, TERROR AND REVENGE

The award winning comedy troupe and band of filmmakers, Comedia A Go-Go, are proud to announce the online distribution of their first feature movie, Blood Cousins. After select theatrical and film festival screenings filled with laughs and gasps, Comedia A Go-Go is excited to expand their audience for their comedic horror/revenge film. Blood Cousins is now available for instant streaming and HD downloads at www.bloodcousinsmovie.com

We hope you and your team would consider viewing our work for potential coverage and/or review at your convenience. Included in this email is access to our online screener of the movie, web links, stills and basic information. Feel free to contact me with any questions or additional material.
Thank you very much,

SYNOPSIS
On the anniversary of their grandmother’s death, four cousins, as close as brothers, reconnect on a road trip to the Texas Rio Grande Valley to pay respects to the woman who helped raise them. Hidden beneath their friendship, the truth of their childhood surfaces to reveal a darkness in the family that won’t stop until the cousin’s lives are changed forever.
Blending comedy, Mexican folklore and terror, Blood Cousins puts a new spin on revenge films and defines the word,’retribution’.

MAKING OF
Comedia A Go-Go got their start doing live and video sketch comedy, and after years of award winning short projects, they have finally ventured into feature films with Blood Cousins. Developed by key CAGG members Regan Arevalos, Jess Castro and Larry Garza and co-produced by cinematographer, Brent W. Graham, Blood Cousins serves as the team’s deranged love letter to their hometown of San Antonio and South Texas – all while blending comedy, drama and horror.

You’d think it would be old hat by now, but Brian Herbert and I still get excited with the release of each new book. Mentats of Dune—our thirteenth Dune novel—goes on sale today at your favorite booksellers in the US and UK. It’s been two years sinceSisterhood of Dune. Mentats picks up the story of the formation of the great schools (the Mentats, Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, Navigators, and Swordmasters), the formation of the Imperium, and humanity’s struggles against extremists who want to send civilization plummeting back to the dark ages.

Brian and I usually go on a traditional book-signing tour for our new Dune novels, but this time we’re launching Mentats of Dune at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle (March 28–30), a pop culture expo expecting over 80,000 attendees. We’ll both be there signing autographs and meeting fans all weekend. Stop by to see us at our table.
At Emerald City, I’ll also be debuting the first issue of the marvelous BOOM! Studios graphic novel adaptation of my steampunk fantasy Clockwork Angels (based on the concept album by rock legends Rush). It’ll be six issues, scripted by me working with Neil Peart, art by Nick Robles.

To spread the word about Mentats of Dune and Clockwork Angels—not to mention several other novel releases—I’ll be appearing at a lot of large pop culture shows between now and September. We’ll be adding more, but here are some of the places you can find me

FanEx in Salt Lake City (April)

Dallas Comic Con (May)

ComicPalooza in Houston (May)

RushCon in Toronto (August)

Dragon*Con in Atlanta (Labor Day weekend, September)

Salt Lake City Comic Con (September)

We’ll have a big table in the dealer’s room at each show, so come and see us.

Name your own price at storybundle.com and get a batch of books for as little as $3 (worldwide). The special only runs ~2 more weeks, so grab your bundle now.

Until next time, keep reading!

KJA

P.S. Brian and I just finished and delivered Hellhole Inferno, the grand finale of the Hellhole trilogy, and soon we’ll brainstorm our next Dune book, Navigators of Dune. Hope you’re getting started on Mentats.

Clarion West is going to be at Emerald City Comicon, March 28-30, and we need your help! We want to showcase the many and varied talents of Clarion West graduates at our table.

If you are an alumnus, we would love to feature promotional materials for your books, podcasts, or stories at the Clarion West table. Please contact Tod McCoy at todmccoy@gmail.com if you would like to donate promo materials (postcards, bookmarks, and the like). You can send them to us in the mail, or we can arrange a drop off time and location for those in or near Seattle.

If you are coming to ECCC, stop by and say hello!

Clarion West has a new Website!

The staff and volunteers of Clarion West have been working hard to bring you a new site with a revamped look and organization that will make it easier to find information about Clarion West’s mission, workshops, events, and fundraising.

WELCOME TO YOUR MARCH ENEWSLETTER

As we prepare to put away our winter attire and bring out the spring gear… it is time to start thinking of your new favorite spring and summer reading places! Unless you’re old school, sticking to the nearest coffee shop will never go out of style. Enjoy!Night Shade Books

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AUTHOR Q & A: ROBIN RIOPELLE

Q. How would you say your past has molded your writing today?A. The past, or my past? Both are big influence.Although I wrote (and abandoned) novels from the age of ten or so, I had trouble finding my own voice. I had a good ear and was a decent mimic. I could fake it. But it didn’t feel real. Although I never stopped writing, I figured I’d never be a professional writer.So I worked at other jobs, mostly banging about museums and historic houses. Then I lucked into a bizarre job for which I was uniquely suited: an adoption reunion intermediary, a rare mix of detective and therapist. I was involved in hundreds of reconnections between people separated through adoption—I had a front row seat to all kinds of joy and pain and loss. That, plus my own experience as an adoptee became my place of power, a place from which the writing started to flow. All my stories seem to be about characters reconciling themselves with their histories. I like that Faulkner quote: The past is never dead. It’s not even past.Q. What can readers expect from your new title Dead Roads?

A. Ghosts, wounded heroes. Fiddlers and rail riders. Love. There’s a dog. Two dogs, actually. A horrific devil, and what might be an angel. It’s a story about a classic loner who has to bring his shattered family back together while confronting all the ghosts and demons from his fractured past.

CONTEST: WRITE A REVIEW TO GIVE BACK

As you know the greatest compliment that you can give your favorite author is a review.For this month’s contest we want to give you the opportunity to give back to your favorite Night Shade author. Select any Night Shade title of your choice and tell us your thoughts.The winner with the most influential review will receive a $25 American Express gift card, in addition to being featured on our blog.Requirements:- Must be a Night Shade title

– Must be a newly written review (not previously published)

– Review must be a minimum 250 words

– All contest applicants must reside in the US to be eligible to win the reward.

Reviews will be due on Monday, March 31st. Winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 9th.

Good luck!

NIGHT SHADE REVIEW OF THE MONTHMiserere by Teresa Frohock

Misere is a tale of hope and redemption, of love and of faith. But it is not a tale involving pretty flowers …read the full reviewMiserere is now on sale for $2.99

A NOTE FROM START PUBLISHING

It is my privilege to announce that this year will be Night Shade’s biggest. We are acquiring both front list and back list titles, as well as new Anthologies. Our marketing efforts continue to thrive with three Amazon Kindle Deals of the Day in the month of January. Our best has yet to come!I would like to thank our authors, agents and faithful readers who have come to us requesting for their books/ favorite books to be part of our on going promotions. It says a lot for our ability to market eBooks. Note that this is just the beginning!Jarred Weisfeld
President

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March 12, 2013

Detcon1 Announces Rate Increase Effective April 1, 2014

Detroit, MI – Detcon1, the 2014 North American Science Fiction
Convention, announces that some pre-registration rates will go up on
April 1, 2014.

As of April 1, 2014, full adult attending membership prices will go up
by $5, from $65 to $70 for a weekend membership. To encourage
attendance by families and younger fans, young adult and child
membership prices will remain at $50 and $25 respectively. Supporting
memberships remain unchanged at $35. Online registration and a
printable form is available at http://detcon1.org/registration.

Pre-supporter discounts remain in effect for pre-registrations but
will not be given for memberships purchased at-the-door. Persons who
pre-supported at the Passenger level qualify for a $20 discount, while
those who pre-supported at the Driver level qualify for a $40
discount. A list of pre-supporting members can be found athttp://detcon1.org/detroit-nasfic-pre-supporters/.

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PRESS INFORMATION FOR DETCON1

Direct press queries or requests to be removed from the Detcon 1 Press
Release Mailing List should be sent to press@detcon1.org

Inquiries regarding the convention can be directed to Detcon1 Chair,
Tammy Coxen, chair@detcon1.org or 734-276-3215.

ABOUT DETCON1

Detcon1 is being held July 17 through 20, 2014, at the Renaissance
Center Marriott in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

The North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC), is held in
years when the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is held
outside of North America. Worldcon, an international gathering of the
science fiction and fantasy community, is being held in London,
England in August 2014.

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This is a moderated, announce-only list for news about volunteer-run
genre conventions. See http://con-talk.org/ for more information.

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From the Desk of James S. A. CoreyDear Readers,We were in second or third grade when Star Wars came out. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia, Han, Chewbacca. Obi Wan. “Use the Force.” That’s the kind of building block we had when we were building our imaginations. They weren’t alone. Asterix the Gaul and the crew of the Enterprise and everything out of the Toho monster movies were there too. The Micronauts. Remember them? We do.Every generation creates its own mythos, its own characters. Some persist decade after decade after decade. Sherlock Holmes, for instance. Some rise for a time, and fall away. No one much remembers Raffles, the gentleman burglar who was popular about the same time as Holmes. No one can really know how long the run out on Star Wars will be, but we can say it hasn’t slowed down yet. The characters of Star Wars have been part of our mythos for coming up on four decades now, and there are kids walking down the street to their second and third grade classes with Darth Vader still on their t-shirts and lunch boxes.When we got the chance to write a novel in that place—that weird almost-sacred corner of our collective childhood between eight years old and ten, when Han and Luke had destroyed the Death Star, and we all assumed Leia was going to wind up with Luke, and no one knew what had happened to Darth Vader—it was both wonderful and deeply, deeply weird.Click here for the rest of James S.A. Corey’s letter!

Each week we’re giving away the first 50 pages of an awesome Del Rey or Spectra book — for FREE! Check out the titles we premiered last month:

Click here for more information on new Del Rey Spectra and Lucas Books titles coming this month!

COVER REVEAL FOR GOLDEN SONGolden Son is the highly anticipated sequel to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising. It continues the story of Darrow—a rebel fighting against the ruling class after they took everything from him—as he insinuates himself amongst the Golds in order to take them down from within.The cover was revealed on EW, along with a short interview with Pierce. Click here to check out both!

CAGE MATCHSuvudu Cage Match is back! This year’s theme is Page vs. Screen, and we’ve got some great contenders. Check out the line-up here, fill out a copy of the bracket, and get ready to vote on some epic battles!

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